Family Medicine Training Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Infection Control Department, University Medical Center at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Dec 2;17(12):4823-4828. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1981726. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
This study determines factors related to the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 for health science students in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), using both the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model. A cross-sectional survey was considered in April 2021, using a self-administered questionnaire to all health sciences students of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City (UMP), Vietnam. The multiple regression was performed to specify the predictable factors of willingness to get a future COVID-19 vaccination.A total of 854 students completed the survey, whose vaccination acceptance was 77.1%. Predictors of intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccination included year of education, knowledge, and the HBM and TPB variables including the perceived benefits, cues to action, perceived behavioral control, and positive attitudes toward the vaccine (all < .05). The main reasons for hesitancy included being afraid of the side effects (73.0%), vaccine safety (65.3%), and the process of new vaccine development (53.6%). The study examined students' intention toward COVID-19 vaccine and related factors to notify university administrators and policymakers. The findings showed the acceptability of vaccines had differences within the education year of students, besides, knowledge, perception of benefits, cues to action, behavioral control, and attitudes toward the vaccine were positive predictive factors. These may be useful for developing health education messages to promoting vaccination acceptability for students who had hesitancy of a new vaccine and in broader groups.
本研究采用健康信念模式（HBM）和计划行为理论（TPB）模型，确定与胡志明市（HCMC）卫生科学专业学生接种 COVID-19 疫苗意愿相关的因素。2021 年 4 月采用横断面调查，使用自填式问卷对越南胡志明市医科大学（UMP）的所有卫生科学专业学生进行调查。采用多元回归分析确定未来 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿的可预测因素。共有 854 名学生完成了调查，其中 77.1%的学生接受了疫苗接种。接种疫苗的意愿预测因素包括教育年限、知识以及 HBM 和 TPB 变量，包括对疫苗的益处感知、行动提示、行为控制以及对疫苗的积极态度（均<0.05）。犹豫不决的主要原因包括担心副作用（73.0%）、疫苗安全性（65.3%）和新疫苗开发过程（53.6%）。本研究检查了学生对 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿及其相关因素，以便通知大学管理人员和决策者。研究结果表明，疫苗的可接受性在学生的教育年限内存在差异，此外，知识、对益处的感知、行动提示、行为控制和对疫苗的态度是积极的预测因素。这些对于制定健康教育信息以促进对新疫苗犹豫不决的学生和更广泛群体的疫苗接种可接受性可能是有用的。
